Tunica County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Tunica County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Tunica County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (125th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,475	2,946,779	334,922,499	2528th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,364	$56,447	$80,734	3082nd of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	38.6	38.9	2833rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.7%	25.1%	35.7%	2965th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$175,900	$169,800	$332,700	1691st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$977	$954	$1,413	1072nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	31.1%	18.9%	12.5%	125th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	13.3%	5.8%	5.2%	45th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.9	62.8	n/a	2288th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.4%	14.1%	3098th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	65.4	n/a	n/a	3046th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	39.5%	70.0%	65.2%	3209th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.4	25.6	26.4	601st of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.1%	5.9%	15.1%	3195th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	796th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	25.5%	43.5%	46.9%	3207th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.0%	n/a	n/a	1454th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	18.2%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.9	56.1	61.4

Age in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	36.3	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	27.7%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,800	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.7%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	32.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.6%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	48.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,927	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.9%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	8.2%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	31.1%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	56.7%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	28.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	4,812	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	40.2%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.4%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.0%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	60.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.9%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$940	$1,215	n/a

Education in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.7%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.5%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	86.7%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.7%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Tunica County, Mississippi

Statistic	Tunica County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	3.1%	16.7%

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